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兴国县20112012学年度第一学期八年级英语单元检测题(四)(期中考试卷)一、听力测试（10分）A) 请听短对话,选择正确的图片。对话读两遍。( )1. What is Alice doing tomorrow? A. B. C. ( )2. How does Jim go to work when it rains? A. B. C. ( )3.What did Lily have for breakfast？A. B. C. C. ( )4. Whats wrong with Andy?A. B. C.( )5. What are they talking about?A. B. B. C. C. B) 请听长对话，回答问题。对话读两遍。( )6. Who wants to study science?A. Alan B. Lisa C. Peter( )7. When is Alan free?A. This evening B. Tomorrow evening C. Tomorrow afternoon( )8. When is Mikes birthday?A. Thursday, 14th B. Friday, 16th C. Saturday, 16th ( )9. Whats Mike doing for his birthday?A. Having a party B. Having a picnic C. Having a game( )10. Why cant Charlie go there?A. His friends are visiting him. B. His friends are having a party.C. Hes visiting his friends.二、单项填空（10分）( )11. I want you to say _ about this concert.A. anything different B. something different C. different anything D. different anything( )12. My father always makes me _.A. laughing B. to laugh C. laugh D. laughs( )13. _ milk is _ your health.A. Drinking, good for B. Drink, good at C. Drinking, good at D. Drinking, good to( )14. The doctor says I eat _ meat.A. much too B. too much C. too many D. very much( )15. Beijing is about 140 kilometers _ from Tianjin.A. near B. far C. long D. away( )16. My school is about twenty _ walk from here.A. minute B. minutes C. minutes D. minutes( )17. I have a bad cold. _.A. No problem. B. Yes, you dont look wellC. Thanks. D. Im sorry to hear that.( )18. Can you come to play soccer with me this Sunday, Bob?A. Yes, I can. B. Thats all right C. Sure, Id love to D. No, I cant( )19. I cant stop smoking, doctor. For your health, Im afraid you_.A. must B. have to C. will D. can( )20. _ it take you to walk from your home to your office?A. How long is B. How far is C. How long does D. How far does三、完形填空（20分）A) 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。“I dont like my parents. They _21 _ tell me I should do this, and I should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry.” Said Hang Hua, a middle school student in Nanjing. Do you have the same _ 22_? Why does it seem that some parents are so _23_ in their childrens eyes?Since you were born, your parents have worried about everything about you. They _24_ about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, _25_ sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up _26_ and happily.So how can you _27_ things easier on yourself? Its easier _28_ you think. Just let your parents know what youre doing. Get them to know your friends. Call them if you stay somewhere else _29_ than usual. Say _30_ to them when you are wrong. Take responsibility(责任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about _31_ with you. Most of all, try _32_ them. They are still _33_ being parents and need your help, too. Someday, when you become a parent, they may give you _34_ on how to get on with your _35_.( )21.A. neverB. hardlyC. alwaysD. sometimes( )22.A. resultB. habitC. wayD. problem( )23.A. happyB. friendlyC. beautifulD. serious( )24.A. worryB. talkC. thinkD. hear( )25.A. how muchB. how manyC. how longD. how many hours( )26A. quicklyB. healthilyC. slowlyD. early( )27.A. stayB. believeC. look afterD. make( )28.A. asB. tillC. thanD. when( )29.A. earlierB. laterC. shorterD. sooner( )30.A. helloB. noC. sorryD. yes( )31.A. theirsB. themC. themselvesD. their( )32.A. to understandB. to leaveC. to careD. to forget( )33.A. practiceB. practicingC. planD. planning( )34.A. medicineB. restC. vacationD. advice( )35.A. friendsB. parentsC. childrenD. teachersB) 用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空。ill, whole, invite, healthy, hundred36. Im _ than most of the kids in my class because I exercise everyday.37. Dont worry about your mothers _.38. Thanks for _ me to visit next week.39. There are _ of people buying things on weekends.40. Please tell me the _ story, we want to know all about it.四、阅读理解（40分）AXia Ming was worried about his study, so he wrote a letter to a magazine.Dear editors,Im a slow student in my class. Most of my classmates are much better than me. So I get very stressed out. Its difficult to keep on working hard and its really not fun. And I think although I spend much time studying for the tests. I cant get good grades. My father gives me some help sometimes. He tells me not to worry about it. But what do you think I should do? Xia MingTwo readers read the letter from the magazine and here are their answers:Dear Xia Ming,Many famous people are not so good at the age like you. Edison, the famous scientist, had a bad headache for his studies when he was a 12-year-old boy. But everyone knows that he did a lot for the people in the world. And Newton had the same story like him. You should take it easy, then try your best. I believe you can do better. ThumbelinaDear Xia Ming,When you are feeling stressed out, just smile and take a deep breath(深呼吸), you should believe tomorrow is another day. Mr. Unsmart( )41. Xia Ming worried about _. A. his classmates B. his life C. his study D. his father( )42. Thumbelina gave _ examples in the letter. A. one B. two C. three D. four( )43. Thumbelina wrote about those famous people _. A. to make Xia Ming feel better B. to make Xia Ming laugh C. to show how much she knows D. to show that she dislike them( )44. Which is NOT true? A. Xia Ming doesnt have fun studying at school. B. Xia Mings father always helps him with his study. C. Smiling can reduce the pressure. D. Edison is famous in the world.( )45. “Tomorrow is another day.” tells us _. A. its the weekend tomorrow B. Xia Ming can get good grades tomorrow C. tomorrow is different from today D. there are hopes in our livesBDogs like living with people. A dog can be a very good friend. He can do a lot of things for people. Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind (盲人) do things.Many years ago there was a very good dog. His name was Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see this kind of dogs all over the world. They are working for the blind. The Seeing Eye dog is strong, good and easy to train(训练). He helps the blind to walk from place to place.Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainers call. In his next lesson the dog learns to make his trainer across busy streets.The dog has many things to learn. And in every lesson he must learn to do one thing again and again for many times.At the end of the training school he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do the things by himself.Now he can help blind people. The new master may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together.( )46. We can see the Seeing Eye dog _. A. only in the country B. only in small cities C. all over the world D. only on the busy street( )47. What can the Seeing Eye dog do? A. Look after sheep B. Help blind people C. Find lost children D. Train blind people( )48. If you want a dog to become a Seeing Eye dog, you must let him _. A. go to a training school B. go to a middle school C. go to an evening school D. go to a children school( )49. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay _. A. when he hears the telephone call B. when he hears another dogs call C. when he hears the masters call D. when he hears the trainers call( )50. How long will it take the dog and his blind master to learn to work and live together? A. one year B. five years C. about a month D. one weekCA Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train traveling across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window. “Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman. “Theres too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “And really we have more than we will ever use.” A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the window. “I thought Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!” “Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them than we know what to do with.” The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up, caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him of the window.( )51. The people in the story are from _ countries. A. one B. two C. three D. four( )52. The four people are traveling by _. A. bus B. air C. train D. sea( )53. Vodka is a kind of _. A. treasure(珍宝) B. wine C. food D. medicine( )54. The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to _. A. tell the businessman that their countries are rich B. prove(证明) that they were rich C. ask the two Americans to visit their countries D. make the businessman happy( )55. What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?A. I want to buy some vodka. B. We have too many lawyers in my country.C. Ill go to Cuba and do some business of cigars. D. If you need lawyers, come to America.DIf you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others? Don't listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It's not true at all. More and more people in the USA volunteer(自愿) to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don't do it for money. Here are some of their stories.Alice Hamilton, 17 I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It's going to be terrific-I'll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I'm going to sleep under the stars, It'll be a nice sport, and I'll be able to do something good at the same time.Jason Moore, 18This summer, I'm going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They'll teach me what to do, so I'll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.Trish Anderson, 16 I'm going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I'll work for a program called "Reading for Life". Every day, I'm going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.( )56. Young people in the USA volunteer to spend helping others.A. school holidays B. weekdays C. every morning D. every afternoon( )57. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer? A. To breathe the clean mountain air. B. To spend the whole summer living in the tent. C. To sleep under the stars. D. To help build new hiking paths in the mountain.( )58. From the passage, we know that Special House Program helps . A. children in poor families B. workers who build houses C. poor families that can't afford houses D. build hiking paths( )59. wants to be a teacher. A. Alice Hamilton B. Jason Moore C. Trish Anderson D. none of them( )60. Which is the most possible title for this passage? A. Reading for Life B. Special House Program C. The Forest Centre D. Young American volunteers五、根据短文内容及所给的中文意思，写出正确的单词。（每空一词）（10分）Tom is a schoolboy of Grade Eight. He lives a little far from the city. But his parents _61_ (送) him to study in a _62_ (有名的) school in the center of the city last summer. They rented a house near the school. On _63_(工作日), he _64_ (走路) to school. It _65_ (花费) him about 10 minutes. In the daytime, he has to have classes one and _66_ (另一个). He has to stay at school for 11hours every day. After school, he _67_ (锻炼) on the playground for an hour, and gets home for dinner. He has a good habit and _68_ (保持) healthy. On weekends, he goes to the _69_ (培训) center. And that usually makes him feel _70_ (紧张的) out.61._ 62._ 63._ 64._ 65._66._ 67._ 68._ 69._ 70._六、书面表达（10分） 根据下表提示写一篇题为“My pleasant trip to Beijing”的文章，不少于80词。Main points(要点)Details(细节)PlaceBeijingTimelast summer holidayPeoplemy parents and I Experience(1) sightseeing(places of interest)(2) food/shoppingthe Palace Museum Tiananmen Square(biggest)the Great Wall(wonderful) Beijing DuckWangfujing StreetFeelingexcited, happy, tiredwant to visit againMy pleasant trip to Beijing听力材料A) 请听短对话,选择正确的图片。对话读两遍。1. A: What are you doing tomorrow? B: Im going fishing, its interesting2. A: Hello, Jim. How do you get to work when it rains.B: I usually get to work by bike. But when it rains I often get to work by bus.3. A: Did you have dumplings for breakfast this morning, Li Ling?B: No, I had a hamburger.4. A: You look terrible. Andy. Do you have a fever?B: No, I dont think so. Its my throat. I can hardly speak5. A: Dont swim in the pool, its dangerous.B: Sorry, sir.B) 请听长对话，回答问题。对话读两遍。听第一段对话，回答第6至第7小题A: Hi, Alan. Can you help me with my science?B: When?A: This evening.B: Sorry, Lisa. I hav